Cuspidor.



T. KUNYSZ.

GUSPIDOR. I APPLICATION FILED MAR, 14, 1912.

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TOMASZ KUNYSZ, 0F SPRINGVALLEY, ILLINOIS.

CUSPIIDOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

Application filed March 14, 1912. Serial No. 683,732.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, TOMASZ KUNYsz, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Springvalley, in the county of Bureau and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to cuspidors, and my invention aims toprovide: first, a cuspidor that can be advantageously used in depots, theaters and public places where pedestrians are liable to discharge the same and spoil the carpet or surface upon which the cuspidor rests. Second, a cuspidor having novel flap valves that prevent the contents of the cuspidor from being accidentally spilled when the cuspidor is tilted or upset. Third, a cuspidor that can be easily and quickly cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition, and fourth, a cuspidor consisting of comparatively few parts that are easily and quickly assembled, inexpensive to manufacture and highly efficient for the purposes for which they are intended.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a cuspidor in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the cuspidor tilted and partly broken away and partly in section, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1.

A cuspidor in accordance with this invention comprises a bowl-shaped receptacle 1 having a conveXo-concave bottom 2 and the top thereof provided with an opening 3 and a neck 4, said neck being interiorly screw threaded for a purpose that will presently appear. The breast of the receptacle 1 has an emptying opening 5 and the walls of said opening are screw threaded to receive a screw plug,6 that normally closes said opening. By removing the plug 6, the contents of the receptacle 1 can be removed.

Screwed into the neck at is the exteriorly screwed threaded collar 7 of a rectangular spent 8 and said neck at is formed integral with a funnel-shaped mouthpiece 9. The spent 8 has the inner end thereof provided with a series of pivoted flap valves 10 and one of these valves swings inwardly relatively to the other valves to prevent the contents of the receptacle 1 from passing through the spout 8, as best shown in Fig. 2. The inner end of the spent 8 has the side walls thereof provided with extensions 11 and these extensions limit the opening movement of the flap valves, whereby three of the valves will form a channel while the fourth valve serves for the purpose for which it is intended, namely, that of closing the spout 8.

That I claim is A cuspidor comprising a receptacle provided with an interiorly threaded annular neck, an eXteriorly threaded collar engaging the threads of the neck, a funnel-shaped mouth piece formed integral with the top of the collar, a rectangular spout formed integral with and depending from the inner end of the collar, a valve hinged to the lower edge of each side of the spout, and extensions depending from each side of the spout and constituting means for limiting the outward movement of said valves, the inward movement of each valve being limited by an opposing valve.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

TOMASZ- KUNYSZ. lVitnesses:

BELLE M. HANNEY, JOHN J. SWEENEY.

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